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Carbohydrate Structures

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Carbohydrate Structures

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    1. Carbohydrate Structures All common carbohydrates have the generic form C(H2O)n with n>=4 Saccharides with the same structural formula can differ because they form different isomers Aldo-ketal forms Stereochemistry Linear and ring forms (for n>5) common saccharides are n=5 (furanose) and n=6 (pyranose) rings Anomeric forms Chair and boat forms

    2. Aldo-ketal Forms

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